Beat Junkies..."For the Record" 20 years in the game
West Coast hip hop history isn't complete without a chapter on the World Famous Beat Junkies. This summer, I turned my back for a minute and missed the Beat Junkie tourkick-off at the Echoplex in June. But, the tour is headed your way...here's the tour schedule.
- Hip Hop Kemp, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic 17th August
- Royal Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, 18th August
- MC Theater , Amsterdam, Netherlands 19th August
- Jazz Cafe, London, UK 23th August
- Nouveau Casino, Paris, France 24th August
- Cassiopeia , Berlin, Germany 25th August
- Mighty, San Francisco, CA 30th Sept.
- Brooklyn Bowl, New York City, NY 21st Oct.
- more U.S. dates to come.
Luckily, I can share this documentary to commemorate the Beat Junkies' 20th anniversary released by clothing label, LRG. Thanks for the schooling and amazing interviews!
The 14-minute video that outlines the history and influence of this influential DJ scratch crew from California with commentary from DJs Jazzy Jeff, A-Trak, Peanut Butter Wolf and Q-Bert.
LRG also released a Beat Junkie snap back baseball cap and t-shirt for all the DJ heads out there.
Labels: A Trak, Beat Junkies, Curse, D-Styles, DJ Babu, DJ Havik, DJ Rhettmatic, DJ Shortkut, DJ What, Icy Ice, J-Rocc, Jazzy Jeff, LRG, Melo-D, Mr. Choc, Peanut Butter Wolf, Q Bert, Rhettmatic, Scratch, Symphony
posted by Stevio @ Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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